US 11,958,088 B1
Electrochemically cleanable windows for atomic instruments, and methods of using the same
Christopher S. Roper, Oak Park, CA (US)
Assigned to HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US)
Filed by HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/733,629.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/217,531, filed on Jul. 1, 2021.
Int. Cl. B08B 7/00 (2006.01); B23H 3/06 (2006.01); B23H 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC B08B 7/00 (2013.01) [B23H 3/06 (2013.01); B23H 3/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An transparent and electrochemically cleanable window comprising:
(a) a first electrode, wherein said first electrode is optically transparent;
(b) a second electrode that is electrically isolated from said first electrode, wherein said second electrode is or contains an atom reservoir for first metal ions;
(c) an ion conductor interposed between said first electrode and a second electrode, wherein said ion conductor is capable of transporting second metal ions, wherein said ion conductor is in contact with said first electrode and with said second electrode, and wherein said ion conductor is optically transparent; and
(d) a transparent window support in contact with said ion conductor, wherein said transparent window support is optically transparent.